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Readers should be aware that the term "cloned vehicle" is also used to describe stolen vehicles with fictitious titles and vehicle identification numbers. This report will only specifically address cosmetically cloned vehicles, vehicles whose appearance is altered to look like a legitimate commercial vehicle. Cloned vehicles continue to be an issue for law enforcement agencies across the nation. Historically, cloned vehicles have been used to transport money, drugs, and illegal aliens and continue to be used for these purposes today. In today's post 9/11 society, the potential use of cloned vehicles for an act of terrorism within the United States, poses a viable threat. Today's law enforcement officers must be aware of the current use of cloned vehicles as well as their potential use. Law enforcement officers must have the ability to detect and distinguish cloned vehicles from true commercial vehicles.

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Also appeared today at John Young's excellent [Cryptome cryptome.org].